Posts Written by Paul Strauss

Jonathan Mann has a new iPhone 4S, and a little song (and a little thing) for Siri, his personal, virtual assistant. Despite his pleas, it doesn’t sound like they’ll be getting hitched any time soon.

The crisp and clean e-tron Spyder concept is 5+” longer than the R8 and has an all-new plug-in diesel hybrid-electric drivetrain. The 69-cell lithium-ion battery pack lasts 9.1-kilowatt hours.

Apparently frustrated by the oversaturation of cat videos on YouTube, Hugapug the pug takes out her aggression out on some poor, unsuspecting dogs trapped inside this computer monitor.

Illustrator Mr Whaite envisions classic movies as animated neon images, capturing the essence of the original film with bold, glowing lines. We only wish they were actual neon signs.

Tel-Aviv U. demos the perplexing properties of quantum superconductors which will leave non-science types scratching their heads, and us wanting hoverboards made from this stuff.

Powered by a Samsung Galaxy SII and LEGO NXT, the CubeStormer II robot beat the human record for solving the Cube, with a time of just 5.35 secs. We certainly can’t rearrange stickers that fast.

The whole Cowboys and Aliens thing turned out to be a bust, maybe the Cowboys and Zombies thing will work out better. If you like the idea, then support sneakyzebra’s latest video project.

You wouldn’t want to run into this kid in a dark alley. While we actually don’t get to see too many of his Zui Quan fighting moves, he could definitely kick the crap out of you with one of his flips.

Looking for something cute and cuddly for your couch? These plush (and vocal) Aperture Science turrets won’t hate you – especially if you knock them over on their side. Out mid-December.

Last we heard from Police Academy’s (and Spaceballs‘) Michael Winslow, he was imitating typewriters. This time, he rocks out an incredible version of Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love.

Cast out by his village, the lonesome Fisher finds himself thrown into an unexpected, life-changing journey after a storm carries him to sea. Think Castaway, but animated, and no bony Tom Hanks.

Bite your tongue – literally – with these tasty and sickly gummy treats, arriving just in time for Halloween. Available in a variety of gnarly tongue shapes and flavors. More flavors here.

Kuat Racks’ Bottle Lock has a 5-foot-long braided steel cable coiled within itself and a small lockable compartment on the bottom; it fits into most standard holders on a bike. Available 11/1/2011.

This dude looks like a model from a 1980s Sears catalog, but we still think the wall-mounted vertical chess set is pretty cool. Making your opponent stand on his head to play would be even better.

Its name might not roll off the tongue, but we’ll forgive any car that can crank out 1000hp, and looks as sick as this ride from automaker Genty. Only 15 will be made, and no, you can’t afford one.

Guinness Football Challenge’s crew claim they were just messing around and happened to catch some of Africa’s soccer greats showing off. We’re not sure it wasn’t staged, but it’s still impressive.

William Monahan’s London Boulevard stars Colin Farrell as a man newly released from prison who falls in love with a reclusive young movie star and finds himself in a duel with a vicious gangster.

Penguins are known for being charming, but we had no idea Chilly Willy could be so devious too. This particular guy goes around stealing rocks from the nests of other birds while they’re not looking.

Skateboarder Italo Romano can grind the rails, kick-flip and ride a pipe with the best of them. Oh, did we happen to mention that Italo doesn’t have legs? Truly inspiring stuff, Italo.

It’s just a prototype but designer Charlie Nghiem is offering an interesting solution for our fumbling fingers with the Rotor Digital Camera. It features a stacked cylinder of settings as the user interface.

Unlike jalapeno-flavored chips, Deano’s Jalapeno Chips are made of deep-fried, fresh jalapeno slices. They come in cheddar, sea salt and ranch. Sounds like a great snack or burger/salad topping.

If you frequently cut open boxes, the Slice Box Cutter is a god-send. With a durable ceramic blade and a non-slip grip that wraps around your hand, it’ll rip through cardboard and tape like nothing.

Even when under the spell of a Jedi mind trick, stormtroopers pretty much look the same all the time. But isn’t that the point of an army that started out as clones in the first place?